Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Facula, faculae: Abeeso Facula on Mercury

Abeeso Facula

Feature Name Abeeso Facula
Clean Name Abeeso Facula
Feature ID 15728
Target Mercury
Feature Type Facula, faculae
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude 22.10 °
Southernmost Latitude 21.40 °
Easternmost Longitude 214.30 °
Westernmost Longitude 215.00 °
Diameter 32.00 km
Center Latitude 21.70 °
Center Longitude 214.60 °
Continent Africa
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Somalia
Quad H-08 [pdf]
Reference [455] - The proceedings of the First International Congress of Somali Studies, Issue 2 of Occasional papers and proceedings, edited by Hussein Mohamed Adam and Charles Lee Geshekter: Scholars Press, 1992.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 02, 2018
Origin Somali word for snake.
Last Updated Apr 03, 2018 11:57 AM

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